5:22 PM,
Oct. 16, 2013

A file photo of Lt. Governor Robert Duffy speaking with the Democrat and Chronicle editorial board on Sept. 30, 2013.

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Lt. Gov. Robert Duffy said Wednesday that it would be premature to discuss whether he will seek re-election with Gov. Andrew Cuomo next year, saying his political plans will be discussed "at the appropriate time next year."

In a two-paragraph statement obtained by Gannett's Albany Bureau, Duffy didn't vow to run with Cuomo next year and said any talk about his political future would interfere with governing.

The statement comes as speculation continues that Duffy, the former Rochester mayor, may leave the Cuomo administration to head the Rochester Business Alliance. ...